Jorge de Alvarado

Jorge de Alvarado y Contreras (b. Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain – d. 1540 or 1541 [Restall & Asselbergs (2008, p.56).] or Madrid, 1553 [ [http://www.euskalnet.net/laviana/gen_hispanas/alvarado.htm Pagina nueva 1 ] ] ) was a Spanish conquistador, brother of the more famous Pedro de Alvarado.

Jorge de Alvarado was a native of Badajoz and son of Diego Gómez de Alvarado y Mexía de Sandoval, born in Badajoz in 1460 and "vecino" of Badajoz, Extremadura, Commander of Lobón,"Conquered Conquistadors", "Florine G.L. Asselbergs", First Edition, published 2004] Puebla, Montijo and Cubillana, "Alcalde" of Montanchez, "Trece" of the Order of Santiago, Lord of Castellanos, "Maestresala" of Henry IV of Castile and General of the Frontier of Portugal, widow of Teresa Suárez de Moscoso y Figueroa, and second wife Leonor de Contreras y Gutiérrez de Trejo.

Alvarado went to Hispaniola in 1510 with all his older brothers Pedro and Gonzalo and younger brothers Gómez, Hernando and Juan and their uncle Diego de Alvarado y Mexía de Sandoval.

Jorge "married" a daughter of Xicotencatl, the ruler of Tizatlan in Tlaxcala, as Pedro also did, probably to gain the support of Tlaxcalan troops. [Restall & Asselbergs (2008, pp.19,79).] She was baptized with the Spanish name "doña" Lucía.

He was one of the conquerors of Mexico and Guatemala along with his brother, and Lieutenant-Governor of Guatemala under him. In 1527 he founded the city of Santiago de los Caballeros and the one of San Salvador in 1528.

Like his brother he also married twice, firstly to Francisca Girón and secondly in 1526 to Luisa de Estrada, certainly related to Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's wife, by whom he had a son Jorge de Alvarado y Estrada, born in México, who married Catalina de Villafañe y Carvajal, Mexican, daughter of Ángel de Villafañe, conqueror of Mexico, and wife Inés de Carvajal. Their son was Jorge de Alvarado y Villafañe, also born in Mexico, Governor and Captain-General of Honduras and Knight of Santiago since 1587, also married twice, firstly to Brianda de Quiñones and secondly to Juana de Benavides, "vecina" of Guatemala, and had issue.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Jorge de Alvarado y Contreras

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1= 1. Jorge de Alvarado y Contreras
2= 2. Diego Gómez de Alvarado y Mexía de Sandoval
3= 3. Leonor de Contreras y Gutiérrez de Trejo
4= 4. Juan de Alvarado
5= 5. Catalina Mexía y Sandoval
6= 6. Gonzalo de Contreras y Carvajal
7= 7. Isabel Gutiérrez de Trejo y Ulloa
8= 8. Garci Sánchez de Varado or de Alvarado
9= 9. Leonor de Bracamonte
10= 10.
11= 11.
12= 12. Fernán Núñez de Contreras or Fernando Martínez de Contreras, "el Viejo"
13= 13. Sarra or Sara de Carvajal
14= 14.
15= 15.
16= 16. Fernando Sánchez or Sánz del Varado
17= 17. María González de Aguilar
18= 18. Alvaro Dávila
19= 19.
20= 20.
21= 21.
22= 22.
23= 23.
24= 24.
25= 25.
26= 26. Alvar García de Bejarano or de Orellana, Señor de Orellana la Nueva
27= 27. Mencía González de Carvajal
28= 28. Gutierre González de Trejo, 7. Señor de Grimaldo, Almofraque y Carchuelas
29= 29. Violante Gutiérrez de la Cerda
30= 30.
31= 31.

Notes

References

: cite book |author=aut|Restall, Matthew |authorlink=Matthew Restall |coauthors=and aut|Florine G.L. Asselbergs |year=2007 |title=Invading Guatemala: Spanish, Nahua, and Maya Accounts of the Conquest Wars |series=Latin American Originals series, no. 2 |location=University Park |publisher=Pennsylvania State University Press |isbn=978-0-271-02758-6 |oclc=165478850